Telephone attachment.



O. R. PHILLIPS.

TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT.23,1912.

1,055,555; Patehted Mar. 11,1913.

Inventor Attorneys UNITED srarns PATENT-- OFFICE.

. CHARLES R. PHILLIPS, or RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AssIGNoR or ONE-HALF TOEMMETT D. FARMER, or RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

- TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

Application filed September 23, 1912. Serial No. 721,931

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond, in the county ofHenrico and State of Virginia,have invented a new and useful Telephone Attachment, of which the'following is a Specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in telephone attachments,the primary so constructedas .not to interfere with the admission ofsound waves tothe diaphragm of the transmitter but at. the same time.proreceptacle 3 with the fiat portions beyond vide a means to permit theeifusion'of a dis infectant both exteriorly and interiorly of the tube,thus providing a means which overcomes thedisag'reeable odors attendantto the use of transmitter tubes by many persons.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a novelform of attach-- ment which'is readily secured in place upon the rim ofthe tube and which may be very" quickly removed for renewal of thedisin-. fectant and absorbent material. I

Vith the foregoing and'other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention-resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details ofconstructionhereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood thatchanges'in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosedcanbe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of theinvention.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a side elevation of a complete transmitterwith the device attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device asshown in Fig.1. Fig. 3 isa section taken on line 3+3 of Fig. 2. Fig; 4is a plan view of a modified form of attachment. Fig. 5 is a plan viewof the blank used for constructing the form as shown in Fig. 4. e

Referring to the drawings, T designates the transmitter tube, upon whoserim is adapted to be snapped, the spring terminals 1 of the attachment,.said terminals being formed integral with the body portion 2 which ispreferably made from a slngle. sheet of metal and bent to form theannular provlded with the apertures & to permit of Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Mar, 11, 1913.

and parallel with the rim of the tube and the effusion of the liquiddisinfectant contained orheld in suspension within the absorbent ring 5,all as clearly shown in F ig..3.

Each of the springarms 1 is provided with the depressed portions or eyes10,-

through which is threaded a flexible connection such as 6, whichprovides a means to fixedly yet detachably connect the attach mentto thetube, said'flexible connection 6 assuming the position as shown in Fig.1.

Formed integralwith the rim 2, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is anannular plate or disk 7, which is adapted to have displayed thereon.advertisements and which also acts as'a deflecting medium to assist i-nthe concentration of the sound'waves within the tubeT.

In the form. of attachment as shown in Figsf l and 5, a single blank ofmetal B is employed, and the same is stamped to provide the annular" rim2 which is constructed similarly to that shown in Fig. 3, with the usualclamp 1,.while instead of having an annular. disk 7, a segmental disk 8which is a. portion of the blank, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, is bent toassume the position as shown in Fig. 4, and which in reality if out- Tin section, would be shown similarly to that shown in Fig. 3.

i The disks 7 and 8, have printed or otherwise displayed thereuponadvertising matter, and as the device is exceedingly cheap ofmanufacture, it may be given away to be usedupon telephones and displaythe advertisement of the donor. It is also evident that other materialsthan metal may be used as the device may be molded or stamped frompaper, p apier mach or similar materials.

From the foregoing description. taken in connection with the drawings,it is evident that an attachment made according to the presentinvention, is very simple and cheap to construct, and by reason of thespring clamps 1 and the wire 6, the same is readily attached to the tubeT. By providing the receptacle 2 open upon inner side, the absorbentring 5 is readily inserted, and its inner face when the device is in theposition as'show n in Fig.1, is clamped against the rim of thetube T,and thereby p'rovldesa cushioning means at such point and a means tolimit the seating of the portion '2 upon such rim. abS01'0311?) carrieithereby for embracing the 01 she vides means 11, pre ent in 9. ca tube,an absorb ,nt ring wifnin the the cl'iipping r the so acted receptacle501' with he ansimitier 81 Ski maker has of the im of the-transmitter v1, J. nmem, am.

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